Jiang Yueling was so frightened that her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
Gu Tingzhou quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Aunt, this matter has nothing to do with Yue Ling. It's all my fault. If you have any dissatisfaction, please direct it to me."
"How dare I?"
She was originally scolding Gu Tingzhou, but instead she glared at Chang and pounded the floor with her cane, "You're just one step away from forcing me to abdicate. If I torture you today, I'm afraid in a few days, you two brothers will have to take my own life."
Hearing the sound, Gu Tingchen and Chang knelt down one after another.
"Aunt, this matter is not my elder brother's fault, and even less so Yue Ling's."
Gu Tingchen said, "It's actually Ye Wanshu who has evil intentions and has teamed up with stepmother and Ji Yuan to plot against our Gu family."
"Plotting against the Gu family?" Queen Mother Gu glanced at Gu An in confusion: "What's going on?"
Before his father could speak, Gu Tingzhou interrupted him, "Aunt, Ji Yuan is in the palace right now. He must have known that my grandson wanted to break off the engagement, and he rushed to the palace to ask His Majesty and the Queen Mother for help."
Looking up at his great-aunt and father, seeing the suspicion on their faces, Gu Tingzhou continued, "Ji Yuan is cunning and treacherous. He has been letting Ye Wanshu get close to my grandson and Tingchen for years. I'm afraid this is his plan to undermine the relationship between the Rongguo Mansion and my great-aunt."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Gu took a deep breath.
She had already seen Ji Yuan's methods.
Over the years, he has been secretly winning over court officials for the emperor without realizing it. If he is allowed to collude with his nephew, the kingdom of Daye will be completely out of his control.
I'm afraid this marriage really can't happen.
Just at this moment, the young eunuch guarding the door suddenly walked in.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty and the Prime Minister are here to see you."
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